Of course it was better back then. Not only were the television shows better but we were younger! Today we have so many more channels (quantity) but very little quality. The younger generation don’t even realize what they missed though some of it has been brought back, on MeTV, for example.
I lived through plenty of it (via reruns at least) when I was young. Now that cable etc are bringing much of it back - some of it has stood the test of time, a lot hasn’t. I Dream of Jeannie? Seems really dated and misogynistic - a thinly veiled pandering to the fantasy of a man keeping an attractive scantily-clad woman as basically a personal slave.
This could also apply to shows like “The Honeymooners” where Gleason is always doubling up his fist at his wife and saying “One of these days, Alice!!! POW!! To The Moon!!”
Not only were some shows misogynistic but also racist: Blacks and Hispanics were hardly seen at all and when they were it was often not in a favorable light. Native Americans were portrayed invariably as savages except for Tonto. Despite this, I believe many of the shows were better quality than what we have today, for the most part, which I cannot even begin to describe.
Maybe the shows were better back then because they weren’t concerned with peddling political correctness and pushing various agendas. People weren’t so sensitive then either, it seems.
Well frankly I don’t find jokes about domestic violence funny. Neither, I should imagine, would most people who have been through it - which is a heck of a lot of people.This could also apply to shows like “The Honeymooners” where Gleason is always doubling up his fist at his wife and saying “One of these days, Alice!!! POW!! To The Moon!!”
My sentiments exactly! So in some cases, the “gold” was a might tarnished. In other words, our memories of some old tv shows is better than the actual shows themselves.
There were several episodes of Gunsmoke where Marshal Dillon helped Indians defend themselves against cowboys who were prejudiced against them. I agree, the Dick Vandyke Show was one of the better sitcoms back then:thumbsup:
Hi Cheezey!But Ralph (Jackie Gleason) never really abused his wife, Alice (Audrey Meadows). The love between them was palpable. In fact, Alice often called the shots in The Honeymooners, while making Ralph believe he was in charge. The show was way ahead of its time besides being hilarious and, in my view, the greatest sitcom of all time, not excepting Seinfeld.
We have enough of those stations.(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)This could also apply to shows like “The Honeymooners” where Gleason is always doubling up his fist at his wife and saying “One of these days, Alice!!! POW!! To The Moon!!”
One thing I thought weird was that Bishop Sheen’s “Life Is Worth Living” had better ratings than Milton Berle Show. Of course, as someone said, “Bishop Sheen had better writers!”
